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Farhan Akhtarrsquos plans of making Don 3 have been in the news for a while The filmmaker and his producerpartner Ritesh Sidhwanirsquos announcement of Ranveer Singh as the new Don has further piqued audience interest The latest is that Emraan Hashmi is in the reckoning to play the antagonist for the third edition of the franchise It all began after the actor was spotted at Farhan and Riteshrsquos office recently Interestingly Emmi was teased about being the new Don by the paparazzi when they spotted him while testdriving his new premium luxury car The actor only smiled in response Emraan is enjoying the response to his baddie Aatish Rehman in the Salman Khan and Katrina Kaifstarrer Diwali release Tiger 3 2023 which dropped on OTT recentlyReadying for a new journeyIt is known that Suriya is teaming up with his Soorarai Pottru director Sudha Kongara Prasad again The actor is currently wrapping up some patchwork on his period action drama Kanguva which is being readied for a summer release After a short break Suriya will begin filming his next tentatively titled Suriya 43 with Sudha around midFebruary The movie features Dulquer Salmaan and Vijay Varma in pivotal roles and also sees Nazriya Nazim return to Tamil cinema after a decade since Thirumanam Enum Nikkah 2014 The social drama also marks composersinger GV Prakash Kumarrsquos 100th movieSasha is back in his grooveA day after revealing the title and release date of the Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanonstarrer the makers of Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya shared a dekko of the first song from the lsquoimpossible love storyrsquo What makes the track Laal peeli akhiyaan interesting is that it sees Sasha put on his dancing shoes again The actor who began his career as a background dancer has time and again flaunted his nimble moves on the big screen Alongside a clip of the peppy number from the Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah directorial venture Kriti wrote ldquoKiller moves banger beats get ready rsquocause Shahid Kapoor is here to raise the heatrdquoTeaser timesWhile director Nag Ashwinrsquos Kalki 2898 AD is not releasing this Pongal and Sankranthi the makers are looking to retain the filmrsquos festive connection Reportedly about a minuteandhalf long teaser of the Prabhas Deepika Padukone Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasanstarrer has been readied and cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification It will be unveiled in the coming daysAdding twist in the taleTalk in the trade is that Suniel Shetty is joining the cast of Karan Joharrsquos next production starring Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor The yetuntitled romantic comedy is being helmed by debutante Shauna Gautam who has previously assisted Rajkumar Hirani on Sanju 2018 and KJo on his last release Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani 2023 While not much is known about the plot and the characters we hear that Suniel plays a pivotal part in adding a critical twist in the narrative Preproduction is underway while the producers are in talks with an international giant for the streaming rights Slated to go on floors in the coming months the movie will release directly on the OTT platformThe trendsetterThis weekendrsquos special episode of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa will celebrate Raveena Tandon Revisiting the 1990s as the contestants pay a tribute to her the actor also talks about her many onscreen avatars ldquoI really liked experimenting with looksrdquo said the actor While others were scared to experiment too much she would think of something different for every song Raveena adds ldquoBack then such radical looks were not common But the songs became big hits So we were happy with the resultsrdquoCourting controversyBarely two weeks since Nayanthararsquos Annapoorani The Goddess of Food dropped on Netflix it has been pulled down Director Nilesh Krishnaarsquos Tamil drama revolves around a temple cookrsquos daughter who makes nonvegetarian food to prove she is a talented chef in her own right Recently police complaints were filed against the filmrsquos actors and makers for hurting religious sentiments Questions are also being raised against a scene in which Farhan played by Jai apparently tells Annapoorani Nayanthara that Valmiki has said in the Ramayan that when Ram Sita and Laxman felt hungry during the exile they killed cooked and ate animals Following the outrage Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd issued a statement to Vishwa Hindu Parishad saying they are in the process of coordinating with their coproducers to undertake requisite action to address the concerns and also with Netflix to remove it from their platform until edited ldquoWe have no intentions as coproducers of the film to hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus and Brahmin community and would like to hereby apologise for the inconvenience and hurt caused to the sentiments of the respective communitiesrdquo